Sam Compton-Craig '09 -- Summer is here and it couldn’t have come too early for most guys on the team. With nagging injuries and the academic pressure placed on everyone at the end of the year, summer was a beacon of light on the horizon. Now that it is here, and I look back on the past year, I realize that this upcoming cross country season could be picture perfect and be made into a Hollywood movie. I say this because if you look at the roster/characters, it seems like our season could be a very typical Hollywood story. We have the coach that most the time everyone hates, but only because he pushes to see the best out of everyone. We have the kid who left for almost a whole year, and is coming back in tip-top shape, and ready to proof what he is made of. We have the quiet, sincere younger guy who is coming off a surgical procedure, and is dying to get back out on the streets, or to even walk for that matter. There are two characters in particular who have come a long way since their freshmen year. One of whom is your typical attention grabber, with multiple tattoos, a rat tail, and a motorcycle. The other, who at the end of his last track season, started to see signs of success, and is looking forward to seeing more this upcoming season, then you also have the captain who has been to the main stage in track, but never in cross country, and he is looking to broaden his experience and lengthen his resume. These are just some of the main characters in the story that is about to be written, kept in mind there are multiple other characters who weren’t mentioned for the sake of time. Who knows, there might be an incoming freshmen who rises through the ranks to lead the red pack this year. All that is known is that this team of “unknowns” has, and will put in more work, and it will be very interesting to see how the season pans out. So if you have a video camera, and some spare time from 4-6 every weekday, and the occasional weekend, feel free to make a video. You might even make some money.